CS 6006: Succeeding in the Graduate Environment

Essentials

Instructor

Anshuman Mohan · amohanⓐcs.cornell.edu

When and where

Mondays, 12:20pm - 1:10pm
Ithaca: CIS 350
New York: Bloomberg 497

The room is booked starting 11:50 so you can BYO lunch and get to know your cohort!

Office Hours

Thursdays, 2-3pm · Gates 339 and on Zoom

Credits and grading

One credit; available with an S/U option only

Resources

Suggested readings

Past editions

Schedule

August 24

Welcome, administrivia, and your health, wellness, and finances
Anshuman Mohan

August 31

Senior-grad AMA
Student panel; panelists to be announced

September 14

Setting and managing expectations
Bharath Hariharan and Alexandra Silva

September 21

Applying for fellowships
Eva Tardos

September 28

How to give a talk
David Bindel

October 5

Writing a paper
Anil Damle

October 19

Mentorship, undergraduates, and outreach
Adrian Sampson

October 26

Deciding your thesis topic
Jennifer Sun

Tuesday, November 3

Law, AI, and the technologist's responsibility
James Grimmelmann

November 9

Surviving rejections
Rachee Singh

November 16

The researcher's role in the age of LLMs
TBC

November 23

Building a support network
Student panel; panelists to be announced

November 30

Possible careers with a PhD
Careers panel; panelists to be announced

December 7

Resilience, and Bobby's very colorful PhD
Robert Kleinberg